Weather

Winter Weather Advisory issued February 17 at 8:59AM CST until February 17 at 1:00PM CST by NWS

Effective: 8:59 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015

Expires: 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015

...QUICK HITTING SNOW THIS MORNING WITH POOR VISIBILITY......WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THISAFTERNOON...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WINTERWEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECTUNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.* IMPACT...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES DUE TOSNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.* SNOW ACCUMULATION...1 TO 5 INCHES.* TIMING...QUICK HITTING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL SWEEP ACROSSTHE REGION THIS MORNING AND SHOULD BE DONE IN MOST AREAS BY 1PM. HOWEVER...A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL KICK IN BY LATEMORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS RESULTING IN BLOWING SNOW ANDCONTINUED REDUCED VISIBILITIES* VISIBILITY...SNOW WILL COME DOWN HEAVY AT TIMES REDUCINGVISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITHIN HEAVIER SNOW BANDSTHIS MORNING.* WINDS...LIGHT WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AT20 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO OVER 30 MPH BY LATE MORNING TO EARLYAFTERNOON.